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"Come on, you can do it. Walk to Daddy." Eric was trying to get 10 month old Sam to take the few steps from the end of the couch to where he was kneeling. Sam and David had been crawling for months, and were beginning to take their first steps. Sam took a hesitant step towards Eric. "Honey, are you getting all this on tape?" Eric asked Annie who was behind him with the camcorder.
"Of course I am. We are making a tape of their milestones. How could I not be getting it on tape? Ooh! Look at him! Our little Sam is walking!" Annie exclaimed.
With that, Lucy, Mary, Simon and Ruthie came rushing in to see.
Loving to be the center of attention, Sam just smiled and took another few steps toward Eric. Eric reached out his arms and took hold of the older twin and lifted him in the air. "That's my boy!" Eric said proudly.
Lucy came up behind her dad and took Sam from him. "Look at you! You're walking now. Yes you are," she said in a baby-talk voice.
As the family cooed over Sam's achievement, Eric turned his attention to David. "Come on buddy. You can do it too! Come on, walk to Daddy. That's it. Come on. Walk to Daddy. You can do it. Yes you can. Come on."
"Hey, Dad, he's looking at you like you're insane," Simon joked.
"Very funny, Simon." He turned his attention back to David. "Come on, David. You can do it. Just a few steps. Come on!"
With this encouragement, David ventured away from the safety of the couch toward the outstretched arms of his father. With only a few steps left, David teetered and fell on his bum. Tears, more from humiliation and frustration rather than pain, fell down his cheeks.
"Its ok, David. You're all right," Eric said comfortingly as he picked up his youngest son. In a few minutes, David was ready to try again. This time, it was a success. To celebrate, the twin enjoyed their favorite meal, Cheerios and banana slices.
Within a few months, Sam and David perfected their walking skill and were learning to run and jump. Learning words was another milestone for the twins, which at every possible moment was captured on film.
"Did Mom and Dad video tape everything we did when we were little?" Ruthie asked her older siblings one night.
"I don't think they were this nuts about it. But there is a home movie on each of us hitting our milestones."
"Hmph," Ruthie let out her disgust. They get all the attention. Well, not anymore. Its time for me to get noticed around here.
"Come on, you can do it. Walk to Daddy." Eric was trying to get 10 month old Sam to take the few steps from the end of the couch to where he was kneeling. Sam and David had been crawling for months, and were beginning to take their first steps. Sam took a hesitant step towards Eric. "Honey, are you getting all this on tape?" Eric asked Annie who was behind him with the camcorder.
"Of course I am. We are making a tape of their milestones. How could I not be getting it on tape? Ooh! Look at him! Our little Sam is walking!" Annie exclaimed.
With that, Lucy, Mary, Simon and Ruthie came rushing in to see.
Loving to be the center of attention, Sam just smiled and took another few steps toward Eric. Eric reached out his arms and took hold of the older twin and lifted him in the air. "That's my boy!" Eric said proudly.
Lucy came up behind her dad and took Sam from him. "Look at you! You're walking now. Yes you are," she said in a baby-talk voice.
As the family cooed over Sam's achievement, Eric turned his attention to David. "Come on buddy. You can do it too! Come on, walk to Daddy. That's it. Come on. Walk to Daddy. You can do it. Yes you can. Come on."
"Hey, Dad, he's looking at you like you're insane," Simon joked.
"Very funny, Simon." He turned his attention back to David. "Come on, David. You can do it. Just a few steps. Come on!"
With this encouragement, David ventured away from the safety of the couch toward the outstretched arms of his father. With only a few steps left, David teetered and fell on his bum. Tears, more from humiliation and frustration rather than pain, fell down his cheeks.
"Its ok, David. You're all right," Eric said comfortingly as he picked up his youngest son. In a few minutes, David was ready to try again. This time, it was a success. To celebrate, the twin enjoyed their favorite meal, Cheerios and banana slices.
Within a few months, Sam and David perfected their walking skill and were learning to run and jump. Learning words was another milestone for the twins, which at every possible moment was captured on film.
"Did Mom and Dad video tape everything we did when we were little?" Ruthie asked her older siblings one night.
"I don't think they were this nuts about it. But there is a home movie on each of us hitting our milestones."
"Hmph," Ruthie let out her disgust. They get all the attention. Well, not anymore. Its time for me to get noticed around here.